Life and Practicalities
Life and Practicalities — What a 10 Kilometer Hike Can Teach Us About Life Darbella and I often head off for […]
Ideas for Living
Dealing with Different Approaches
Dealing with Different Approaches — differences are in our heads — they’re not a part of the situation. Just last
Being a Mirror
Being a Mirror is all about helping others to hear themselves by reflecting back, without judgement. I suspect that the
Leap of Faith: Average Joes and Volcanoes
Leap of Faith — Leaping into the unknown is the only way to find yourself, and to find your path of purpose.
A Lesson About Growing Up
A Lesson About Growing Up — The goal of parenting is to raise your kids to be independent adults–and the age of independence is 18–20. That this is not happening is terrifying.
Making Things Better — Nuance, Beliefs, Circularity, and Choice
Making Things Better — Nuance, Beliefs, Circularity, and Choice — We step out of the patterns of our lives by
Gentle Support vs. Strangler Figs
Gentle Support — too often, support turns into persuasion then coercion. We propose something more basic.
Infinite Choice — On Waking Up
Infinite Choice — blaming, holding on to grudges, all keep us stuck. Letting go opens the door to choice
The Attack of the Why-But Monster — On Waking Up
On Waking up — Why and but are stop words. They are useful for getting us off-track, as we pretend to be working on our issues. Uttering either means that you are stuck, pure and simple.
Awake as Compared to Asleep — Whole Being
On Waking Up — Awake as compared to Asleep It’s hard to admit, but our lives are mostly lived on autopilot. While there are plenty of reasons for “sleeping while awake,” (brain efficiency, etc.) the main reason we do it it is that we fear the work being awake entails.